English-Thai Dictionary
tormentil
N พืช ไม้ดอก สีเหลือง จำพวก Potentilla tormentilla
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TORMENTIL
n.A genus of plants, the septfoil. The root is used in medicines as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes or tormina, whence its name.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TORMENTIL
Tor "men *til, n. Etym: [F. tormentille; cf. Pr. , It. , & NL. tormentilla, Sp. tormentila; all fr. L. tormentum pain. So called because it is said to allay pain. See Torment. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A rosaceous herb (Potentilla Tormentilla ), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea.
New American Oxford Dictionary
tormentil
tor men til |ˈtôrmənˌtil ˈtɔrməntɪl | ▶noun a low-growing Eurasian plant with bright yellow flowers. The root is used in herbal medicine to treat diarrhea. [Potentilla erecta, family Rosaceae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from French tormentille, from medieval Latin tormentilla, of unknown origin.
Oxford Dictionary
tormentil
tormentil |ˈtɔːm (ə )ntɪl | ▶noun a low-growing Eurasian plant with bright yellow flowers. The root is used in herbal medicine to treat diarrhoea. ●Potentilla erecta, family Rosaceae. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French tormentille, from medieval Latin tormentilla, of unknown origin.
Duden Dictionary
Tormentill
Tor men till Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Torment i ll |das Tormentill; Genitiv: des Tormentills gerbstoffhaltiges Heilmittel aus der Wurzel des Tormentills
Tormentill
Tor men till Substantiv, maskulin , der |Torment i ll |lateinisch-mittellateinisch gelb blühendes Fingerkraut, das als Heilpflanze verwendet wird
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